Friday, March 08, 2013

the lilly brush

Save our sweaters? Yes, please! I need something to do just that. I get so bummed when my sweaters pill. Who doesn't! Especially our hand knit beauties. All that hard work, time and love, and then they can look old and worn with just a few wears. Ugh.

I have tried several things to de-pill but when I tried the Lilly Brush, I fell in love. It's so gentle. No razor to cut the fibers. Just a gentle stroke and off come the "balls".

I tried to photograph one of my "balliest" hand knit sweaters. I also have cashmere and for some reason, I feel like the newer cashmere sweaters pill easier than my old ones.

Truly. This thing is my new favorite toy!
The Lilly Brush works on lint and removing pet hair, too. It can be used on all natural fibers including cotton, wool, cashmere, angora, hemp and alpaca. It's hand washable, fits in your purse, and will last for years. AND, it comes in two colors.

The sweet peeps over at the Lilly Brush would like to save your sweaters! They would like to giveaway a lilly brush to one of my readers. Please leave a comment before Monday, March 11, 5 pm EST, and I'll have the random generator choose a number/name.

And if you just can't wait to get those sweaters looking like new you can order one here. You'll be having fun in no time! (I pretty much think every knitter should have a lilly brush. And non knitters, too!)

I would love to try this! I bet your newer cashmere sweaters are pilling more easily because the quality of cashmere has been changing. Partly this is because it is more popular and growers aren't all focusing on quality - at least not all are.

This is a great post! I have been looking for a "de-pill-er". My husband bought me a gorgeous wool sweater for Christmas which I wore repeatedly because it was so warm and comfy for winter! However, after just a few wears, it has already pilled up. We are both disappointed. I would love to restore it to looking like new.

Interesting - I live with the pills for fear of taking blades to sweaters, esp cashmere. I just spent a great deal of time trying to painstakingly repair a girlfriend's beloved cashmere sweater that got eaten by an electric pill shaver.

I would LOVE to win this. I have so many sweaters that have pilled and I no longer wear. Winning this would be like getting a new wardrobe because I could wear sweaters I haven't worn in ages due to how they look with all the pilling!debknits@hotmail.com

I could SO use one of these! Like you, I have not had great success removing pills, and have many sweaters that have a lot of life left in them, if I could just get rid of those darn things! I hope it's me!!

Oh, this looks like a wonderful tool! I got a Gleener for Christmas, works quite well, but the heads wear out over time. The Lilly Brush looks like it will last a long, long time. I recycle lots of sweaters, so a tool like this is a necessity : )